Jerusalem vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jerusalem Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2483
$591
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5802
$1409
🏠 One person rent
$1417
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$2357
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$720
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$51.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3437
$121
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
38 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
77
14
😀 Quality of life
86
30
🏙️ Population
936K
989K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 320% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 911th and 8027th ($2483 vs $591) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Israel and Malawi, respectively. Check Israel vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.2 months in Lilongwe. Jerusalem ranked 2nd best city to live in Israel vs Lilongwe ranked 3rd in Malawi, while ranked 410th and 8837th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Lilongwe

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Jerusalem Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.6
$4.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$94.3
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$19.1
$8.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.2
$1.54
 Cappuccino
$5.04
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.26
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1637
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1119
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2975
$601
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1851
$198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.9
$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16323
$9004
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9037
$506
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.26
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$5.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.4
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.36
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.97
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.82
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.6
$3.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.65
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$1.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.6
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$152
$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1104
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27069
$2330

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi Bethlehem
$1010
13 km or 7.9 mi Ramallah
$1122
22 km or 14 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
28 km or 17 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
30 km or 19 mi Hebron
$895
35 km or 22 mi Lod
$2154
36 km or 22 mi Dura
$1062
36 km or 22 mi Ariel
$1821
36 km or 23 mi Ramla
$2346
40 km or 25 mi Rehovot
$2066
42 km or 26 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
42 km or 26 mi Yehud
$2260
43 km or 27 mi Ness Ziona
$2298
43 km or 27 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
43 km or 27 mi Rishon LeZion
$2403
44 km or 28 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
46 km or 28 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
47 km or 29 mi Yavne
$2172
48 km or 30 mi Nablus
$978
49 km or 30 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
50 km or 31 mi Givatayim
$2449
50 km or 31 mi Holon
$2031
50 km or 31 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
51 km or 32 mi Qalqilya
$910
51 km or 32 mi Bat Yam
$2147
51 km or 32 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
52 km or 32 mi Tel Aviv
$2702
53 km or 33 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
54 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$2145
54 km or 33 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
54 km or 34 mi Herzliya
$3089
55 km or 34 mi Ra'anana
$2432
56 km or 35 mi Tira
$2274
56 km or 35 mi Al-Salt
$546
57 km or 36 mi Tayibe
$2207
58 km or 36 mi Arad
$1946
62 km or 38 mi Rahat
$1962
63 km or 39 mi Ashkelon
$1761

Cities near Lilongwe

Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$521
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$495
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$496
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$458
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$530
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$505
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$828
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$527
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1002
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1024
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$768
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$770
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$639
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$692
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$469
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$764
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$613
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$924
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$935
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$686
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1030
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1189
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1473
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$754
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1229
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1000
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$706
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1521
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$577
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1181
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$861
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$750
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1039
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$630
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$506
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$408
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$718